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Jaden Bradley came through in the clutch with a game-winning shot in the No. 2 Arizona Wildcats’ clash with the No. 7 Iowa State Cyclones in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Friday night. Bradley is going through the fourth season of his collegiate career. He initially played at Alabama for his freshman […]

We are officially on our way to March Madness with the NCAA Tournament almost here, and that means conference championships are officially here. One of the biggest games of the conference championships so far was the game between the Tennessee basketball program and Vanderbilt in Nashville. It was a back-and-forth game, but the Commodores pulled […]

Not many expected Miami, Ohio, to become a focal talking point of the 2025-2026 college basketball season, but the Redhawks announced themselves as a March Madness contender early by maintaining a perfect regular-season record. However, their shocking early loss in the MAC Tournament suddenly leaves their Selection Sunday destiny up in the air. Miami was […]

Texas has been one of the most under-the-radar teams throughout the 2025-2026 college basketball season and on the March Madness bubble from the jump. The Longhorns needed a few wins in the SEC Tournament to solidify their postseason status, but an early loss to Ole Miss now leaves them in limbo. The 76-66 loss was […]

The Big 12 is arguably the most loaded conference in college basketball this season. One of the best teams in the conference is the Houston Cougars, thanks to its talent and great coach Kelvin Sampson. Their best player has been freshman point guard Kingston Flemings. He has been a superstar and came in clutch against […]

The Duke Blue Devils barely snuck past Florida State, 80-79, to advance to the semifinals of the ACC Tournament, where they’ll face a familiar foe. Duke will square off against the Clemson Tigers in the semifinals, a game that has already made ACC Tournament history before it even tipped-off, as per ESPN. Clemson defeated North […]

Pittsburgh basketball lost in the second round of the ACC Tournament to N.C. State a few days ago, which ended the Panthers’ season. The program went 13-20 overall and 5-13 in conference play, and there have been questions surrounding their future, more specifically, Jeff Capel’s future. After the game, athletic director Allen Greene notes that […]

The No. 9 Cincinnati Bearcats basketball team had a bit of a tough year, finishing the regular season with an 18-15 record. On Friday, the program decided to head in a new direction after announcing Wes Miller was fired as head coach. After five seasons as Cincinnati’s head coach, Miller will no longer hold that […]

BYU head coach Kevin Young has seen his team endure the highs and lows of the college basketball season, but believes it is peaking at the right time despite its loss to Houston in the Big 12 Tournament. Young especially admires how well the Cougars have rebuilt themselves since Richie Saunders’ devastating season-ending ACL injury. […]

The Big 12 Conference has decided to abandon its experimental LED glass court and return to a traditional hardwood floor for the remainder of its men’s basketball tournament at T-Mobile Center following multiple complaints from players and coaches about traction and safety. The high-tech court, developed by German manufacturer ASB GlassFloor, debuted earlier this month […]

The Michigan State Spartans have long been one of the most prominent college basketball programs in the nation. Tom Izzo goes into every season with the hope that he will be able to relive the glory that the team had in 2000 when the Spartans won the school’s second NCAA title. The first, of course, […]

Nothing will ruin UCLA head coach Mick Cronin’s night more than reminding him that he has to face Tom Izzo and Michigan State, as college basketball reporter Andy Katz learned the hard way. UCLA beat Rutgers 72-59 on Thursday to secure Cronin’s first-ever Big Ten Tournament win. The hot-headed coach rode the high of that […]

Championship week is in full swing! So far, with just a few days to go until Selection Sunday, the top teams have started off championship week strong. The bubble, on the other hand, has not, and that is reflected in this Bracketology. Virginia Tech, Stanford and Texas all dropped their first game of championship week, […]

North Carolina basketball has shown that they’re a second half team over the past few weeks, and they were able to do so again when they faced Clemson. Unfortunately, it didn’t result in a win, as they lost 8-79 in the ACC Tournament quarterfinal rematch. The Tar Heels trailed by eight points at halftime, and […]

Auburn basketball came into an important game against Tennessee in the SEC tournament quarterfinals, but they were not able to walk away with the win, even after having the lead after halftime. They gave up a 10-point lead in the final 10 minutes of the game, and head coach Steven Pearl can point out where […]

For Connecticut, it’s all for one, one for all. Even when it comes to paying a fine. Huskies coach Dan Hurley was ejected in the last second of their loss to Marquette, 68-62, on Saturday after a heated argument with referee John Gaffney. Hurley angrily protested the non-call on Silas Demary Jr.’s basket, which tied […]

BYU couldn’t sustain its strong start and lost steam in the end against Houston, absorbing the painful loss, 73-66, in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament at T-Mobile Center on Thursday. The 10th-seeded BYU led at halftime, 41-37, until the second-seeded Houston displayed the physicality that has worked for them all season. Houston held […]

Championship week represents the final chance for teams on the bubble to make an impression on the selection committee before Selection Sunday. Each year, some bubble teams fall by the wayside while others rise up with deep runs and big wins over top teams. This year, most of the bubble has floundered to start championship […]

The Kansas State Wildcats are moving forward with a new era for their men’s basketball program, finding their next head coach. Kansas State is moving on from a challenging 2025-26 campaign in which they fired head coach Jerome Tang midseason and had Matthew Driscoll take over as the interim coach. Following their season-ending loss in […]

Donovan Dent made his mark on Thursday as he led UCLA to a convincing win over Rutgers, 72-59, at United Center in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament. Dent had his imprint all over the game, finishing with a triple-double of 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists. He only had one minute […]

AJ Dybantsa earned the Kevin Durant label from Kelvin Sampson following the BYU Cougars’ 73-66 loss to the Houston Cougars in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday night. Dybantsa is going through the freshman campaign of his collegiate career. He has leapt onto the stage as one of the best freshmen in […]

Texas A&M’s vision of lifting the trophy in the SEC Tournament quickly vanished after Oklahoma erected a big lead in the first half of their second-round tiff at Bridgestone Arena on Thursday. The sixth-seeded Aggies tried to rally, but the 11th-seeded Sooners proved to be too much. Oklahoma coasted to the upset victory, 83-63, and […]

Former Auburn Tigers head coach Bruce is still putting the mad in March. In a video that’s been making its rounds on social media, the 65-year-old Pearl can be seen going ballistic in the stands during a game on Thursday between the Tigers, who are now coached by his son, Steven, and the Tennessee Volunteers […]

Jake Diebler didn’t hold back on the prospects of the Ohio State Buckeyes squad taking on the Michigan Wolverines in the next round of the Big Ten Tournament. Diebler is going through the third season of his head coaching career with the Buckeyes. He was initially an assistant coach before taking over the job during […]

With March Madness here, there is no question that the biggest surprise this year was Miami (OH). They embarked on a historic 28-0 record before losing 87-83 in an upset to UMass in the MAC Conference Tournament on Thursday. As a result, the Redhawks are now at 31-1. After the game, UMass head coach Frank […]

Duke basketball survived a major scare Thursday in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. And head coach Jon Scheyer felt compelled to take a shot at his own conference after escaping Florida State 80-79. Scheyer’s subtle dig surfaced after the one-point win with reporters postgame.  “We have to recover quickly. We’re not playing the noon game […]

BYU is out of the Big 12 Tournament after falling short against Houston in the quarterfinals, 73-66, at T-Mobile Center on Thursday. BYU struggled from the field in the second half, going scoreless for five minutes at one point despite having AJ Dybantsa. Houston’s Kingston Flemings sank a three-pointer with 1:27 left to bury the […]

Steven Pearl made a firm case on the Auburn Tigers being deserving of an at-large bid for the NCAA Tournament following their loss to the No. 25 Tennessee Volunteers on Thursday evening. Pearl is going through the first season of his head coaching career. He took over the job after his father, Bruce, stepped down […]

Few teams entered conference tournament season in a bigger must-win position than USC, which saw its March Madness odds tumble in the final month of the 2025-2026 college basketball season. The Trojans desperately needed a win over Washington in the Big Ten Tournament, but instead suffered their eighth consecutive loss. USC’s 2025-2026 college basketball season […]

Syracuse sports do not carry the same cachet as they once did, with the men’s basketball team specifically falling into obscurity over the last five seasons. Finding the next Jim Boeheim and sustaining a culture of success on the football squad are obviously crucial objectives, but reviving those programs and the others representing the Orange […]

No. 9-seed Iowa Hawkeyes head coach Ben McCollum has come to the defense of senior guard Brendan Hausen following the team’s 72-69 loss to the No. 8-seed Ohio State Buckeyes in Thursday’s quarterfinal match in the Big Ten Tournament. After a timeout with 7.2 seconds left in the second half and with the Hawkeyes behind […]

Miami (FL) basketball rose as a March Madness threat after stunning North Carolina in February. The Hurricanes strengthened their NCAA Tournament resume by beating Louisville 78-73 Thursday. Yet Lucas found himself needing to apologize to Malik Reneau after the game. Why considering he dropped 24 on the Cardinals? Lucas explained with reporters postgame. “I had […]

The NC State Wolfpack reached the end of the road for them in the 2026 ACC Tournament after suffering an 81-74 loss to the No. 10 Virginia Cavaliers on Thursday at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte. Before now and Selection Sunday, there will be plenty of talks about the March Madness worthiness of NC State’s […]

Miami (OH) basketball finds its March Madness chances suddenly in limbo. The previously undefeated RedHawks took a stunning 87-83 loss to UMass that hands them their first loss of the season. Except this loss occurred in the MAC Tournament, leaving Travis Steele to call out the format. The head coach blasted the conference tourney format. […]

The 2025-2026 college basketball season has been a shaky ride for BYU, with the bumps only getting rougher as March Madness approaches. Despite being led by the nation’s leading scorer, the Cougars remain one of the most unstable teams in the field. BYU’s season has been a tale of two halves, with the Cougars getting […]

The St. John’s Red Storm punched their ticket to the semifinals of the Big East Tournament against Seton Hall following their 85-72 win over Providence on Thursday. It’s a quick turnaround with a back-to-back on Friday night against the Pirates, a situation that left St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino cracking a joke as they […]

Indiana basketball became obliterated by Northwestern Wednesday. One fanbase trolled the Hoosiers for their latest March debacle on the hardwood. But IU fans are now on pins and needles ahead of the NCAA Tournament. Because Indiana’s March Madness fate now rests in the selection committee’s hands. Northwestern went from No. 15 seed to smacking the […]

Despite its shaky end to the 2025-2026 college basketball regular season, Illinois remains poised to enter March Madness with a top-three seed. The Illini have only advanced past opening weekend in one of their last five tournament appearances, but are hoping their talented roster has enough to get over that hump in Brad Underwood’s ninth […]

Following a sexual assault investigation launched last summer, Texas Southern Athletic Director Kevin Granger has reportedly been fired. Terrance Harris of the Houston Defender reported that Granger was informed of his termination on February 13th. Speculation about the status of his job was sparked by a report from Kyle T. Mosley of HBCU Legends, who […]